The Symposium

The Symposium book club will meet on Monday, March 19 at Princeton Seminary’s Adams House Living Room. Dinner will be at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria at MacKay Campus Center. Our regular meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. in the Clarke Lounge in Erdman Hall (20 Library Place).

The book for this month is American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present by Philip Gorski. The author argues that the founders of the United States envisioned neither a Christian nation nor a secular democracy, but a “prophetic republic” blending a biblical ethical vision with the Western political heritage of civic republicanism. He seeks to show how the founders’ original vision for America is threatened by two rival traditions, religious nationalism and radical secularism. Jim Kraft will lead the discussion.

About New Brunswick Presbytery

New Brunswick Presbytery

Our historic presbytery was organized in 1738 and has been a vibrant member of the Presbyterian family for more than two centuries. Our oldest organized church was founded in 1688. The forty-one churches that make up our presbytery are located in urban, suburban, and rural areas.